Herb Allison was on Friday confirmed by senate as the assistant Treasury secretary in charge of overseeing the government’s $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program funds.

The former chief executive of mortgage finance company Fannie Mae will replace Neel Kashkari who was previously appointed by the Bush administration.

Allison led Fannie Mae since last September after the Treasury Department seized it in a bid to avoid a possible collapse.

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